According to accounts from official media, severe flooding brought on by unrelenting rains has killed at least 38 people and caused more than 80,000 citizens to evacuate throughout eastern and northern China.
The intense rains that started on Saturday night continued until Monday, July 28, with the most fatal outcomes in Beijing’s Miyun District, where 28 people perished.According to Chinese news agencies Xinhua and BBC News, eight people died in the nearby province of Hebei, and two more were confirmed dead in Yanqing District.
Widespread damage has resulted from the floods, including roads being washed away, homes and infrastructure being badly damaged, and power outages. Thousands of people have sought shelter in emergency shelters as entire neighborhoods were flooded.
Everyone finds it difficult during crises like this, according to Cui Di, deputy chief of Shicheng Township in Miyun. To reduce their worry, we try our best to make the refuge as cozy as we can.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged full-scale rescue and relief efforts and directed local authorities to be ready for the worst-case and most dire situations. Road repairs, food and supply deliveries, and rescue operations have all involved the deployment of military forces and local emergency services.
Authorities said that certain flooding rose to previously unheard-of levels, particularly along the Qingshui River in Miyun, where water flow significantly exceeded average levels. Firefighters in Huairou District transported essential supplies to isolated communities using temporary bridges.
The Chinese government has set aside more than 550 million yuan (about $77 million) in emergency money from many state departments to support the enormous relief operation.
Beijing’s top-tier flood-control emergency reaction was activated on Monday night as authorities issued the highest level warning for ongoing rainfall. Although experts caution that more rain is imminent, by Tuesday morning, the rain had started to lessen in several areas of the city.
Even while the weather is becoming better, experts emphasize that the threat is still very real because landslides and further flooding are likely in the days ahead due to swelling rivers and saturated terrain.
